1dash1 (dæʃ
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to hurl; crash ⇒
he dashed the cup to the floor
the waves dashed against the rocks
- to mix ⇒
white paint dashed with blue
- (intr) to move hastily or recklessly; rush ⇒
he dashed to her rescue
- off or down to write (down) or finish (off) hastily
- to destroy; frustrate ⇒
his hopes were dashed
- to daunt (someone); cast down; discourage ⇒
he was dashed by her refusal
noun
- a sudden quick movement; dart
- a small admixture ⇒
coffee with a dash of cream
- a violent stroke or blow
- the sound of splashing or smashing ⇒
the dash of the waves
- panache; style ⇒
he rides with dash
- See cut a dash
- the punctuation mark —, used singly in place of a colon, esp to indicate a sudden change of subject or grammatical anacoluthon, or in pairs to enclose a parenthetical remark
- the symbol (–) used, in combination with the symbol the symbol (–) used, in combination with the symbol dot (·), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dah
- athletics another word (esp US and Canadian) for sprint
- informal short for dashboard
Word Origin
Middle English dasche, dasseSynonyms
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rush,
run,
race,
shoot,
fly,
career,
speed,
spring,
tear,
bound,
hurry,
barrel (along)
sprint,
bolt,
dart,
hasten,
scurry,
haste,
stampede,
burn rubber
make haste,
hotfoot,
=
disappoint,
ruin,
frustrate,
crush,
shatter,
spoil,
overturn,
wipe out,
foil,
undo,
thwart,
scotch,
blight,
dampen,
confound,
put the kibosh on,
crool or cruel
3dash3 (dæʃ) West Africa
Definitions
noun
- a gift, commission, tip, or bribe
verb
- to give (a dash) to someone
Word Origin
C16: perhaps from FantiTranslations
- British English:
dash
If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar.dæʃ VERB Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar.
- Spanish:
correr
v
- French:
se presser
vi
- German:
eilen
v
- Chinese: 猛冲 vi
- Arabic: يَنْدَفِعُ vi
- Portuguese: sair apressadamente vi
- Russian: мчаться vi
- Croatian: jurnuti v
- Czech: pádit vi
- Danish: fare v
- Dutch: vooruitstormen vi
- Finnish: rynnätä v
- Greek: ορμώ v
- Italian: precipitarsi v
- Japanese: 突進する v
- Korean: 돌진하다 vi
- Norwegian: styrte v
- Polish: popędzić vi pędzić
- Brazilian Portuguese: sair apressadamente vi
- European Spanish: hacer añicos v
- Swedish: störta vi
- Thai: ถลาไปอย่างรวดเร็ว vi
- Turkish: hızla koşmak vi
- Vietnamese: lao tới v
Usage examples
Picone blocked in the three letters on the paper, each letter separated by a dash.
, The Serpent's Mark (1990)The dash , it is said, will be driven by the confusion caused by the millennium bug that lurks deep within some computers.
New Scientist (1999)There were only a few millimetres separating the pinned Deraps from the metal of the dash.
canada.com (2004)Should you need alcohol, a flagon of some continental plonk can be hastily acquired via a quick dash to the neighbouring off-licence.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)A dash of sauce or spice can give exotic flavour to a simple dish.
, BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)